M&A Deal Summary

JR Holding Acquires Gess Group

On August 15, 2017, JR Holding acquired staffing company Gess Group from capiton

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is JR Holding’s 1st transaction in the Staffing sector.
  • This is JR Holding’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-08-15
Target Gess Group
Sector Staffing
Buyer(s) JR Holding
Sellers(s) capiton
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Gess Group

Dusseldorf, Germany
Gess Group is a temporary employment agency, providing highly-qualified temporary workers. The Group focuses on the engineering, IT, medical and retail sectors. Gess Group was founded in 1991 and is based in Dusseldorf, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

JR Holding

Ingolstadt, Germany

Category Company
Founded 2009
Sector Staffing
DESCRIPTION

JR Holding is a provider of temporary staffing services, personnel placement, and tailored personnel solutions. JR Holding was founded in 2009 and is based in Ingolstadt, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Staffing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

capiton

Berlin, Germany

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 1.8B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

capiton AG is a private equity firm that targets management-led buyouts and growth capital financings of small and medium-sized businesses in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Broad sectors of interest include capital goods, consumer goods, services, and healthcare. capiton AG looks to invest with a turnover of between €50 and €300 million and usually invest between €20 and €60 million. The Firm generally looks for control positions when considering opportunities. capiton AG was established in 1999 and is based in Berlin, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 23
Sector: Staffing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 9
Country: Germany M&A 9 of 20
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-01 Zytoservice

Hamburg, Germany

Zytoservice is a provider of pharmaceuticals for patient-individualised infusions. Zytoservice was established in 2002 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-02 BWTS

Stäbelow, Germany

BWTS offers maintenance and other services for wind power plants. With tailored servicing programs and advanced maintenance processes, BWTS ensures consistent availability in wind power plants, both onshore and offshore. BWTS’ customers primarily consist of wind power plant manufacturers. BWTS’ portfolio of services includes regular maintenance, certification, and service activities for wind power plants. BWTS was founded in 2009 and is based in Stäbelow, Germany.

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